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Paul Kedrosky

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  1. Milken Institute59 min

    2016 CA summit - California's Creative Disruption

    Paul Kedrosky, Rob Freelen, Eva Ho, Gunnar Lovelace, Dave McClure, Jeff Wong

    A panel of California innovators and investors dissected the state's widening economic fissures, contrasting its dominance in venture capital and corporate scale with persistent poverty, gender disparities, and a structural gap in mid-market exit opportunities. Speakers highlighted specific disruptive solutions such as Thrive Market's SNAP advocacy, Defy Ventures' recidivism reduction, and EY's "inclusive capitalism" to demonstrate how private-sector efficiency can address entrenched social and regulatory challenges. The discussion concluded with warnings that without proactive wealth redistribution and localized policy experiments, the cultural asset of the "garage entrepreneur" may be undermined by a reactive populist shift driven by systemic inequality.

  2. Milken Institute58 min

    For Better or Worse? Technology's Transformative Role in Developing Regions

    Paul Kedrosky, Joe Mucheru, Denis D. O'Brien, Hilton Romanski, Kentaro Toyama, Stephanie von Friedeburg, Ross Lajeunesse, Thomas Witt, Kate Ambrose, Samia Malham

    A panel of global technology leaders and policymakers debated the complexities of bridging the digital divide in developing regions, highlighting the tension between optimistic leapfrog theories and the stark realities of infrastructure costs, regulation, and inequality. Key discussions centered on sustainable funding models, such as reconciling Over-The-Top revenue with telecommunications maintenance expenses, and the critical necessity of building parallel "analog foundations" including skills training and governance to ensure inclusive growth. The consensus underscored that achieving connectivity for the next 1.5 billion people requires $450 billion in coordinated public-private investment, integrated infrastructure planning, and equitable revenue-sharing mechanisms to prevent a two-speed global economy.